Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (PWAB) has demanded the resignation of the chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) for his total failure to stabilise the transport sector.

The association has also demanded the dissolution of the transport regulatory body if it continues to fail to work in the interest of general passengers.

To restore order, reduce environmental pollution, prevent road accidents and curb passenger harassment, the interim government earlier took stringent measures to phase out 20-year-old dilapidated buses from the city's streets.

However, the PWAB placed the demand at a press conference styled 'Demanding the resolution of passenger sufferings amid the citywide publi...